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Skills

Business West delivers the Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) for Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire and the West of England and North Somerset. An LSIP is a three-year research project funded by the Department for Education to align post-16 technical education and training with the needs of local employers.

Skills

Business West delivers the Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) for Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire and the West of England and North Somerset. 

An LSIP is a three-year research project funded by the Department for Education to align post-16 technical education and training with the needs of local employers. 

Developed by Employer Representative Bodies (ERBs) like Business West, LSIPs gather research on local area business needs and set actionable priorities. These priorities aim to enhance collaboration between employers, training providers, and stakeholders to better prepare employees for the workforce. 

Through the research project, we have run focus groups based on specific sectors and industries, held 1-2-1 meetings with businesses and carried out secondary research to understand the current skills landscape. We’re now continuing with focus groups, but also offer skills clinics, meet the expert events and signposting local provision meetings, based on findings from our initial research.  

Find out more: Local Skills Improvement Plan West of England 

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